ICHCA International Conference 2016
 
Monday 29 February
09:00 - 18:00Board meeting (open to Board Members only)
14:00 - 16:00PORT OF BARCELONA TOUR
Booking required. Meet at the Grand Marina Lobby at 2pm.
17:00 - 18:00CONFERENCE PRE-REGISTRATION OPEN
18:00 - 20:00ICEBREAKER RECEPTION AT THE GRAND MARINA HOTEL

Tuesday 1 March
07:45 - 08:45Conference registration desk opens: Welcome refreshments, networking and exhibition visits
08:45 - 10:30WELCOME ADDRESS & KEYNOTE SPEECHES
08:45 - 09:00Opening Comments
Rachael White, CEO Secretariat , ICHCA International
09:00 - 09:15Welcome remarks from the ICHCA global community
David Bendall, Owner, MariTrade, Chairman, ICHCA International
Sergio Galván Montesdeoca, General Secretary, Las Palmas Port Foundation & Canaries and West Africa Chapter of ICHCA , Director, ICHCA International
John Warda, Director, Global Supply Chain Emerald Grain, Chairman, ICHCA Australia
Hiroshi Ueda, Chairman, ICHCA Japan
09:15 - 09:20Welcome remarks from the host port
Santiago Garcia Mila, Deputy Executive Director, Port of Barcelona, President, IAPH & Chairman, ESPO
09:20 - 09:40Safe, secure and efficient world maritime trade - rising to new global challenges
Kitack Lim, Secretary-General, International Maritime Organization (IMO)
09:40 - 10:00Challenges and priorities for Europe’s supply and logistics chains
Désirée Oen, Deputy Head of the Cabinet of Commissioner Bulc, European Commission
10:00 - 10:20Safety, security and efficiency in the era of scale – adapting to new demands
Kevin Furniss, Vice President of HSSE, APM Terminals
10:20 - 10:30Q&A
10:30 - 11:00Refreshments, networking & exhibition visits
11:00 - 12:40BIGGER SHIPS, GREATER CHALLENGES: RISKS & RESPONSES
11:00 - 11:05Moderator’s opening remarks
Richard Brough OBE, Technical Adviser and Observer, ICHCA International
11:05 - 11:25The impact of mega-ships – how the global story is unfolding
Olaf Merk, Administrator Ports and Shipping, International Transport Forum, OECD
11:25 - 11:45Big ships and global supply chain operations – the shipper view
Chris Welsh MBE, General Secretary, Global Shippers Forum, Chairman ILO/IMO/UNECE Group of Experts
11:45 - 12:30Big ships and global supply chain operations – port, terminal and hinterland perspectives
Santiago Garcia Mila, Deputy Executive Director, Port of Barcelona, President, IAPH & Chairman, ESPO
Günther Bonz, President, FEPORT
Joan Amorós, President, FERRMED
12:30 - 12:40Q&A
12:40 - 13:45Lunch, networking & exhibition visits
12:40 - 13:45SIGNING CEREMONY: MOU BETWEEN ICHCA INTERNATIONAL AND FEPORT, THE FEDERATION OF EUROPEAN PRIVATE PORT OPERATORS
13:45 - 16:15RISING TO NEW DEMANDS IN PORT OPERATIONS & LANDSIDE LOGISTICS: COMPARING INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCES
13:45 - 13:50Moderator’s opening remarks
Laurence Jones, Director Global Risk, TT Club, Deputy Chairman, ICHCA International
13:50 - 14:05Mega-ships, transhipment and trade – new demands for ports and logistics in India
Capt. Sandeep Mehta, President, Adani Ports & SEZ
14:05 - 14:20Japanese ports and harbors policy for improving efficiency and safety
Daisuke Tatsumi, Deputy Director, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT)
14:20 - 14:35New paradigms in cargo handling for the mega-ship era
Guillermo Belcastro, Managing Director, BEST - Barcelona Europe South Terminal, Hutchison Port Holdings
14:35 - 14:50Challenges and opportunities for the port system in West and Central Africa
Hien Sie, MD, Port of Abidjan
14:50 - 15:05Outlook and priorities for North African ports
Sghir Elfilali, Director of Strategies and Regulation Division, Agence Nationale des Ports de Maroc
15:05 - 15:20Safety, security and efficiency: gearing up in Ghana
Richard Anamoo, Director-General, Ghana Ports & Harbors Authority
15:20 - 15:35Port efficiency under government and private ownership – the Australian experience
Peter van Duyn, Maritime Logistics Expert, Institute for Supply Chain and Logistics, Victoria University, Deputy Chairman, ICHCA Australia
15:35 - 15:45Q&A
15:45 - 16:15Refreshments, networking & exhibition visits
16:15 - 17:30BUILDING SMARTER, SAFER CARGO CHAINS - TECHNOLOGY & TRAINING
16:15 - 16:20Moderator’s opening remarks
Laurence Jones, Director Global Risk, TT Club, Deputy Chairman, ICHCA International
16:20 - 16:35The Internet of Things and the cargo chain: transforming operations with M2M technology
Michael Dempsey, Vice President, Container and Port Solutions , ORBCOMM
16:35 - 16:50Big data and the cargo chain: managing cybersecurity
Richard Morton, Secretary General, , International Port Community Systems Association (IPCSA)
16:50 - 17:15Smart cargo chains need smart people: new demands and technologies for global skills development
Andrew Francis, Director, DP World Institute
17:15 - 17:30Discussion
17:30 - 19:30DRINKS RECEPTION
KINDLY SPONSORED BY PSA INTERNATIONAL



17:30 - 18:00PRESENTATION OF ICHCA’S INNOVATION IN SAFETY AWARD
Kitack Lim, Secretary-General, International Maritime Organization (IMO)
Presentation of The ICHCA International Award for Innovation in Safety Sponsored by TT-Club




Wednesday 2 March
08:00 - 09:00Conference registration desk opens: Welcome refreshments, networking & exhibition visits
09:00 - 10:40SOLAS VGM & CONTAINER SUPPLY CHAIN SAFETY: NEW RULES, NEW REALITIES, NEW (SHARED) RESPONSIBILITIES
09:00 - 09:10Moderator’s opening remarks
Richard Brough OBE, Technical Adviser and Observer, ICHCA International
09:10 - 09:30Quantifying the major causes of containerised cargo incidents – seek first to understand
Uffe Ernst-Frederiksen, Chairman, CINS, Head of Cargo Management, Maersk Line
09:30 - 09:50Container safety as a shared responsibility – identifying and addressing avoidable risks
Peregrine Storrs-Fox, Risk Management Director, TT Club
09:50 - 10:10The legislative route to mandatory container weight verification
Joseph Westwood-Booth, Senior Deputy Director, Sub-Division for Marine Technology and Cargoes, Maritime Safety Division, International Maritime Organization (IMO)
10:10 - 10:30Legal, contractual and commercial implications of SOLAS VGM: what shippers, carriers, ports, forwarders and hauliers need to be considering now
Matthew Gore, Senior Associate, Holman Fenwick Willan
10:30 - 10:40Q&A
10:40 - 11:20Refreshments, networking and exhibition visits
11:20 - 12:30ROUND TABLE PANEL: FROM LEGISLATION TO IMPLEMENTATION – CONTAINER WEIGHT VERIFICATION IN PRACTICE
Richard Brough OBE, Technical Adviser and Observer, ICHCA International
Stewart Campbell, Divisional Manager - Logistics, Avery Weigh-Tronix
Daniele Ciulli, Health and Safety, Security, Quality and Environment, Contshipitalia Group
Mason Kratz, Efficient Logistics Specialist, Olitek, Logistics Specialist, Conweigh
Lluís París, Commercial Manager, Port of Barcelona
Darren Snow, Business Development Manager , Strainstall
Peregrine Storrs-Fox, Risk Management Director, TT Club
Chris Welsh MBE, General Secretary, Global Shippers Forum, Chairman ILO/IMO/UNECE Group of Experts
Beat Zwygart, Manager, LASSTEC Container Weighing Systems, Conductix-Wampfler
12:30 - 14:00Lunch, networking & exhibition visits
14:00 - 15:30CARGO PACKING, SECURING, PROJECT CARGOES & DANGEROUS GOODS
14:00 - 14:05Moderator’s opening remarks
Laurence Jones, Director Global Risk, TT Club, Deputy Chairman, ICHCA International
14:05 - 14:20Cargo packing and securing – the role of technology in delivering better outcomes
David Parrin, Senior Knowledge Advisor, Cordstrap Global
14:20 - 14:35Project cargoes – the insurer’s perspective
John Edwards, Marine Risk Specialist European Zone, Chubb Insurance Company
14:35 - 14:50Dangerous Good by Sea – Strategies for the Big Ship Era: The challenges of hazardous cargo acceptance and initiatives to improve the process
James Douglas, Director, Exis Technologies
14:50 - 15:05Dealing with dangerous goods in an emergency situation: getting incident response right
John Noble, Director, Noble Marine Services, Finance Director, ICHCA International
15:05 - 15:30Q&A
15:30 - 16:00Refreshments, networking & exhibition visits
16:00 - 17:00THE LAST WORD – FOOD FOR THOUGHT FROM ASIA
16:00 - 16:05Moderator’s opening remarks
Richard Brough OBE, Technical Adviser and Observer, ICHCA International
16:05 - 16:25Economic feasibility of container transport by NSR/SCR-combined shipping between East Asia and Northwest Europe
Dr Masahiko Furuichi, Professor, Graduate School of Management, Kyoto University
16:25 - 16:45Growing Asian food demand – transforming global grain supply chains?
John Warda, Director, Global Supply Chain Emerald Grain, Chairman, ICHCA Australia
16:45 - 17:00Q&A
17:00 - 17:30CONFERENCE WRAP-UP: CONCLUSIONS & TAKE-AWAYS
Richard Brough OBE, Technical Adviser and Observer, ICHCA International
Laurence Jones, Director Global Risk, TT Club, Deputy Chairman, ICHCA International

Thursday 3 March
08:00 - 09:00Registration, refreshments and networking
09:00 - 10:00AGM (members only)
10:00 - 10:30Refreshments and networking
10:30 - 17:30ISP 75 PANEL MEETING
Open to ISP members and invited guests. ICHCA members are welcome to attend as observers
10:30 - 11:00Chairman’s welcome and opening remarks
David Bendall, Owner, MariTrade, Chairman, ICHCA International
• New members, resignations 
• ISPSG update 
• ISP #74 report 
• Ongoing priority work items 
• Reminder for comments re proposed points system for continuing professional membership of ISP
11:00 - 11:30Technical Update
Richard Brough OBE, Technical Adviser and Observer, ICHCA International
• Current Legislation (including an update on VGM) 
• Technical Queries 
• Incidents 
• Publications update
11:30 - 11:50Boosting Energy Efficiency, Safety and New Technologies in European Ports – BEST Ports
Jose Andrés Giménez, Energy in Ports and Safety Director, Valencia Port Foundation
11:50 - 12:10Current considerations and issues with Project Cargoes: Load and Securing Issues and getting cargoes surveyed
John Edwards, Marine Risk Specialist European Zone, Chubb Insurance Company
12:10 - 12:30 Current considerations and issues with Project Cargoes: Handling of WTG Components – Safety Issues
Javier Quintero Saavedra, Head of HSE of Terminales, Maritimos de Galicia
12:30 - 13:30Lunch & networking
13:30 - 15:15DEVELOPMENT OF ICHCA’S NEW CODE OF PRACTICE “LIFTING PERSONNEL WITH CRANES”
13:30 - 13:50Initial Presentation: Personnel Safety Cage Technology
Diederik Lenssens, Technical Manager Sales & Service, World Crane Services FZE
13:50 - 14:50Breakout Groups
Diederik Lenssens, Technical Manager Sales & Service, World Crane Services FZE
• What should the Code contain? 
• Who should be involved in its production (member survey, suppliers, governments, unions etc.?) 
• Who is it to be aimed at etc., do we need any other organisations involved, PEMA?
14:50 - 15:15Working groups feedback and general discussion
15:15 - 15:45Refreshments & networking
15:45 - 16:10Remote security setup. How to achieve better security/surveillance with less cost
Jorge Martin Diaz de Espada, Health, Safety and Security Manager, Noatum Ports HQ
• Other current issues with security
16:10 - 17:15Members Open Forum
• Current issues 
• Incident reports 
• Technical Queries 
• Legislative Questions
17:15 - 17:30Chairman’s closing remarks